Dental Hygienist – Community Health Center
*contract only – covering LOA
Location: Jackson Heights, NY
Pay: $40 – $50
Perm pay: $34.35 – 41.24
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9-5:30
- 30 minute unpaid lunch break
Position Summary :
Performs basic dental care tasks, focused on keeping patients’ teeth and gums clean and achieving optimal oral health in patients. Responsible for the direct provision of oral hygiene and appropriate preventive services to dental patients of the center. The Registered Dental Hygienist will also be responsible for providing appropriate oral health information to individuals and groups.
Qualifications:
- New York State licensure as a Dental Hygienist required.
- Current CPR (BLS) certification
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record software – eClinicalWorks a plus)
- Ability to work as part of a health care team
- Excellent Customer Service Skills
- Ability to multitask to also handle some of the functions of the Dental Assistant during absence/peak patient flow periods.
- Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
- Ability to hear within normal range
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to see within normal range
- Finger and hand dexterity to manipulate objects
- Ability to deal with agitated clients
The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
Customer Care/Service
- Assists in the oral health management of all clinic patients.
- Obtains baseline oral hygiene assessment data based upon accepted principles of oral hygiene and periodontal care.
- Records patient-hygienist transactions as they occur in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided.
- Provides clinical oral hygiene services including dental prophylaxis, scaling, sealant application and fluoride application consistent with accepted professional practices and standards and in compliance with applicable state law and the center’s clinical protocols.
- Organizes and performs preventive oral health presentations at on-site and off-site locations.
- Receives and places necessary telephone calls consistent with professional matters, clinic business and patient care of the Dental Department.
- Assists with various clinical and administrative functions of the center as appropriate and time permits.
Compliance
- Participates in the PI program of the Dental Department of the center.
- Performs independent procedures as delegated and directed by a dentist in accordance with state regulations and law as well as Dental Department protocol and directive.
- Complies in full with the center’s Exposure Control Plan.
- Responsible for personal compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and center rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dental hygiene and the clinical provision of dental hygiene services as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, work place safety, public health and confidentiality.
Oral Health Education
- Provides oral health education and appropriate individual counseling for all center dental patients.
- Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education in the community as requested.
Safety
- Assists in the maintenance of all Dental Department areas in compliance with Dental Department directive and policies as well as center policies and procedures relative to infection control, exposure control and safety issues.
- Insures the proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials in accordance with Dental Department directive and center policy as well as state federal regulations(s).
Collaboration
- Integration of appropriate patient dental hygiene care with other health care professionals involved in the patient’s health care management.
- Travels when necessary to meet operational needs, i.e. dental laboratory
- As directed by a supervisor, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives.
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